Housing Need definition

Housing Need means a household whose Housing falls below at least one of the standards of Affordability, Suitability and Adequacy, and the household would have to spend at least 30% or more of its before-tax income to access acceptable local Housing;
Housing Need means a household whose housing falls below at least one of the standards of affordability, suitability and adequacy, and the household would have to spend at least 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to access acceptable local housing.
Housing Need means in relation to the Affordable Rented Units the requirement by a person for social housing allocation in accordance with the Borough Council’s Allocations Scheme and in relation to the Shared Ownership Units the requirement by a person to be registered with the Help to Buy Agent to be granted a Shared Ownership Lease because the persons income is insufficient to enable them rent or buy housing available locally on the open market determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices

Examples of Housing Need in a sentence

  • Housing Need Assessment Briefly describe how the Agency/Group/Organization was consulted.

  • Housing Need Characteristics Points may be earned under this category if the area where the proposed project is located is experiencing housing problems.

  • The HB shall be paid directly to households in Housing Need or on their behalf with consent.

  • The HB shall be paid directly to, or on behalf of, households in Housing Need as set out in the Action Plan.

  • The Market Study should include a summary of the perspective on the rental market, need for the proposed housing and Unmet Housing Need in the market.


More Definitions of Housing Need

Housing Need means being homeless or threatened with homelessness or living in accommodation which in the opinion of the Council is Insecure or unsuitable and being unable to purchase or rent reasonably suitable accommodation in the open market for property in the locality where the Affordable Dwelling is situated taking into account the person’s income and capital and other financial circumstances. Accommodation may be unsuitable on the grounds of cost, overcrowding unfitness or lack of basic amenities or because of a person’s infirmity physical disability mental disability or specific social or care needs;
Housing Need means living in unsuitable housing conditions and/or being unable to afford suitable housing at open market prices
Housing Need means a situation where a person’s accommodation (if he is currently occupying accommodation) is for whatever reason unsuitable for his housing requirements and he cannot afford to buy or rent a dwelling more appropriate to meet his needs on the open market
Housing Need means households that lack their own h ousi ng o r are living i n housi ng which is inadequate or unsuitable, who are unlikely to be able to meet their needs i n the housing market without some assistance and wh o are like ly to earn below the income threshold set by the Council based on incomes across the City of Edinburgh area (£39,067 in 2017);
Housing Need means being homeless or threatened with homelessness or living in accommodation which in the opinion of the Council is Insecure or unsuitable and being unable to purchase or rent reasonably suitable accommodation in the open market for property in the locality where the Affordable Dwelling is situated taking into account the person’s income and capital and other financial circumstances. Accommodation may be unsuitable on the grounds of cost, overcrowding unfitness or lack of basic amenities or because of a person’s infirmity physical disability mental disability or specific social or care needs; ‘Index’ means the percentage rise in the United Kingdom Consumer Price Index when the index figure published in the September before the day of rent review is compared with the published index figure in the preceding September but if the basis for calculation of the Consumer Price Index has changed and any method of calculation between the new and the old figures is officially published that method shall be used for the purposes of comparison under this provision
Housing Need. — means a household whose Housing falls below at least one of the standards of Affordability, Suitability and Adequacy, and the household would have to spend at least
Housing Need means living in unsuitable housing conditions and/or being unable to afford suitable housing at open market prices either to rent or to buy;